BYU’s Compliant Mechanisms Research lab recently completed a five-year project for the U.S. Air Force, developing designs for ...

Brigham Young University’s Compliant Mechanisms Research Lab is designing space technology inspired by the ancient art of origami. “How can we go in and look at this art form which is ...

Japan’s ancient temples stand as remarkable testaments to centuries of Buddhist architecture and spiritual practice, each telling unique stories through their design, artwork, and cultural ...

The first master to inspire him was Japanese origami artist Satoshi Kamiya. “Master Kamiya has a great sense of creating animals and mythical creatures by mainly using close ratios of real-sized ...

Japan's traditional papercraft, origami, has come to be used in engineering, as researchers observe insects and other specimens to develop "crease patterns" that can be utilized in diverse fields.

OSLO—The Nobel Peace Prize ceremony gave both Norwegian and Japanese citizens an opportunity ... where Fujimoto had laid out origami paper pieces of various colors. Among the class participants ...

Old private residences that stood at the site were refurbished into a lodge complex, which is named Cofunia after “kofun,” the Japanese word for ancient tumulus. Preliminary operations of the ...

The Ama divers of Japan, primarily in Toba and Shima, preserve an ancient tradition of free diving for shellfish and pearls, dating back 3000 years. Around 2,000 divers remain, sustaining their ...

There are endless urban centers to visit in Japan beyond Tokyo and Kyoto ... The Week delivered directly to your inbox. Sign up The ancient coexists with the modern in Fukuoka.